diàn

lightning; electricity; electric (bound form)

noun(动) HSK 3.0 · Band 3 trad. 電

Watch it being written

Every character draws itself, stroke by stroke. Then grab the brush: trace it yourself and hear the word when you finish.

Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

See it in sentences

我在打电话。

I am making a phone call.

家里没有电了。

The power is out at home.